Package



J. M. DUCEY Nov. 2, 1943.

PACKAGE Filed Nov. 17, 1941 4 Sheets-Sheet l J. M. DUCEY Nov. 2, 1943.

PACKAGE 4 Sheets-Shet 2 Filed Nov. 17, 1941 ""flllllrlllr 'i tit-FE;

Nov. 2, 1943.

J. M. DUCEY 2,333,416

PACKAGE 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. 17, 1941 251 F2916 149 210 155 f 152 212 A Z13 Patented Nov. 2, 1943 PACKAGE John M. Duc ey, Washington, D, 0., assignorof forty-eight per cent to Bryan Mack, Washington, D. 0.

Application November 17, 1941, Serial No. 419,508

15 Claims. (01. ans-41.2)

The present invention relates to an improved package or container for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles. 1

Despite the many objectionable features in the popular package of cigarettes, very little effort has been expended to improve its shape and construction. Such a package is still bulky, wasteful, and cumbersome to handle. It is also very inconvenient to open, and when once opened, no means are provided to protect the cigarettes remaining in the package frombecoming loose, bent, broken, twisted, torn, or crushed. Moreover, the package is usually made of materials which provide very little protection from the detrimental effects of exposure to air, moisture, and dirt, with the result that the smoker fails to obtain the full flavor, quality, and quantity of the tobacco in the cigarettes.

Among the important objects of the invention are to provide a package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles, which is handy and neat to carry, which is easily opened to permit the cigarettes to be singly removed; which has means for maintaining the cigarettes remaining in the package in a firm and compact position at all times, and which fully protects them from being damaged or contaminated by expo sure' to air, moisture, or dirt.

A further object consists in forming a cigarette package from a pre-formed blank folded to provide closed sides and ends, and having a partition between the front and rear sides to form separate compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged lengthwise or transversely in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package. The front and rear sides of the package are provided with transverse and vertically spaced weakened portions to form bendable and detachable sections, and each weakened portion is disposed substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes. Each section in the front and rear sides of the package adjacent the top or cover is initially movable outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then may be'bent inwardly to overlap the cigarette below the one removed in order to insure the remaining cigarettes being kept firm, fresh, and compact. Each of the. sections constituting the front and rear sides of the package is detachable when the cigarette immediately below the same is withdrawn so that each of these sides is gradually reduced in size as the cigarettes are removed.

Another object consists in providing a package for cigarettes from a blank folded to provide a main compartment in which the cigarettes are disposed lengthwise or horizontally in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the pack-1 age so as to be removable laterally from one side thereof, and in which one or both of the opposite sides of the package may be provided with an auxiliary compartment or compartments 'extending from the bottom to the top of the-package, and in which the cigarettes are arranged endwise and are removable without disturbing the cigarettes in the main compartment.

A further object consists in associating with the main package, an auxiliary package formed from the same blank of material and detachably connected thereto, the main package being arranged to carry cigarettes of standard size or smaller, which are transversely or lengthwise positioned therein so-as to be removed singly from the front and rear sides, while each auxiliary package preferably accommodates cigarettes of larger or Kings size removable endwise from the top of the package.

Other objectsand advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying claims and drawings.

Referring to the drawings, in which are shown several preferred embodiments of the invention:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank cut and shaped to form a package in accordance with the present invention;

Figure Z is a perspective View, showing an intermediate step in the forming of the package from the blank; I I

vFigure 2a is a detail sectional View of the front of the package, having a protective layer of material applied to its inner and outer .surfaces; I

Figure? isa perspective view of the formed package, with the cover'in, its opened, position;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, with the cover closed; e s

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view f the package, taken along the line 55 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional View of the package, taken along the line 6-6 of Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view, showing the front of therpackage being gradually reduced in size as the cigarettes are removed therefrom;

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7, showing the reduction in size of the rear side of the package as the cigarettes are withdrawn;

Figure 9. is a plan view of a blank cut and opened;

Figure 12 is a transverse sectional view of the package, formed from the blank shown in Figure 11;

Figure 13 is a vertical sectional view of the package, formed from the blank shown in Figure 11; r 4

Figure 14 is a vertical sectional view of the auxiliary package; 1

Figure 15 is a detail perspective view of the front of the package, made from the blank shown in Figure- 9; and with 'some of the cigarettes removed and the auxiliary package detached from the main package;

. Figure 16 is a plan view of a modified form of blank from which amain package is formed, and which isprovided with a pair of auxiliary side packages; a

downwardly therefrom. a portion l6 positioned between a flap I! on the portion 13 and a flap 18 extending from the wing .l4. The lower end of the portion H at the juncture of the portion l6 therewith is scored or creased as at l9 to align with a transverse score line 20 on the wing I4 and the score lines 2| and 22 on the portions 13 and I2 respectively. The .tportion I6 is of greater length than theportion H andiis provided with the spaced score lines 23 and 24 to form the auxiliary bottom 25 and the flange 26 (Figure 2).

, the main bottom of the package when the latter Figure 17 is a perspective view of an intermediate'step informing a package from the'blank showriinFigure 16;

Figure -18 is a transverse sectional view of a package formed fromthe blank shown in Figure 16; r

' Figure 19 is a vertical sectional view of a package formed from the blank shown in Figure-"16;

iliary packa ge, formed from theblank shown in Figure 24;

Figure 26 is a-verti-cal sectional view of the main package, formed from the blank shown in Figure 24, and

Figure27 is a perspective View of the'package,

formed from the blank shown in Figure '22, with the cover flaps opened. v I

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals indicate like parts in the several views,

I and more'particularlyF-igure 1,10- designates-a blank of any suitable material, such as-cardboard or the like, from which'the package or container is formed, The blank I0 is initially out and shaped to provide a rectangular portion H which is connected to a symmetrically-shaped. portion 12 by a. narrower portion l3. The portion 11 preferably constitutes the front ofthe package or container, while the portion l2. forms the rear thereof. Extending laterally from the .outer sides of the portions Hand l2 are Wings [4 and I5 respectively, which are of substantially the same width as the portion |3"wi'th which they coact 'to form the opposite sides orends'wh'en bent at right angles to the front and rear sides of the package. The portion 11 'has' extending is made up. The upper end of the portion I2 is connected by a transverse score line 'to'a flap 3| which forms'a closure or cover torthe topof the package. The flap 3|. has exteridingfrom opposite sides thereof, the wings and ,"81111 is provided with a hinged portion 'Ii'hav'ing a medially disposed tab '35. Theportion, 1 4 overlaps the front II and thetabll'when *the package is assembled and maybe removably secured to the front by adhesive means to assume the closed' position shown in Figured The flapor cover 3| has perforations 36 arrangedzto-be to'provide bendable and 'deta'cl'rablesections 38 in the front, rear, top. andbottom 'ot' thepack age. The portion i3, wings H and f6, and'me flaps l1, I6, 32, and have vertically disposed weakened portions 98 which coast with the transverse weakened portions 81 to permit the sections 38 to be flexed and be detachedfrom the package a toreduce the size 'of the front "and rear [2 as the cigarettes are individually and'latera'liy removed. s v The weakened portions intersectthetransverse weakened portions" so as to-d'ivide' the opposite ends i3-and ll-win substantially square sections 38f (Figure 3) which'norn'ially engage the ends of the'adjacent "cigarettesto prevent lengthwise displacement thereof in the package. The blank 1'0 is also 'tormed"wlth spaced vertical creases or score lines 40,1112, and -43 for folding'th'e sides of the packageto their proper shapes. The top flapor coverl'fhas vertically spaced creases 'to ailibw the'wings 32; and 33 to be bent downwardly along thead- Jacent sides-of the package'when the lai'fterds closed.

'To make up the closed flat in Figure 4, the blank" n is fo'lded onjits verse and vertically 'score' lhiesf 'tofform the front -l-l,.rear faand'the opposed" line-l9 to form the auxiliary boaqasijihmure I l1 and I8 are folded over the bottom and adhesively connected thereto. The wing l4 now overlaps the wing I5 and is secured thereto by adhesive to form with the portion 13, opposite ends of the package. The parts now assume the position shown in Figure 3. The front compartment 46 and the rear compartment 41 are then filled with cigarettes 48 (Figure 5), and the flange 26 on the free end of the partition I6 is preferably bent inwardly or in a direction opposite to that of the auxiliary bottom 25, so as to overlap the uppermost cigarette in the rear compartment 41, and the flaps 21 on the flange 26 are bent downwardly in order to assist in maintaining the cigarettes in the compartment 41 in a compact position. If desired, the compartment 46 may first be filled with cigarettes, and after the rear portion I2 .is moved in substantial parallelism with the front portion II and the bottom 29 and wings I1 and I 8 adhesively connected, the rear compartment 41 may be filled and the flange 26 and flaps 21 bent to maintain the cigarettes compactly and firmly in the compartment 41, or the cigarette may be fed to the compartments by a machine. The cover 3| is then folded over the top of the package, and the wings 32 and 33 bent downwardly so as to be adhesively connected to the adjacent sides I3 and l4l5 respectively. The portion 34 of the cover 3! is moved to overlap at least the upper section 49 of the front II and may be secured thereto by a light adhesive; so that when the package is closed, the parts assume the position shown in Figure 4, with the tab 35 conveniently positioned to move the flap 34 away from the front ll.

The blank ID, from which the package is formed, may be of any high-grade strong and durable material, such as cardboard or the like, and preferably has one side which ultimately constitutes the inside face of the package, treated with a special lacquer having a tobacco flavor and color so as to displace the use of tinfoil, and which acts as a protection against dirt and moisture. Both sides of the blank It, in forming the package, may have secured thereto by a suitable adhesive, a layer of Cellophane 59 (Figure 2a) shaped to conform to the cut and fold of the particular design of the package. The Cellophane within the package provides means for rendering the cigarettes impervious to air and moisture and is assisted in this purpose by the Cellophane covering the outside of the package.

It will be seen that when the blank I is formed into the closed package, the partition 45 provides the spaced compartments 46 and 41 of such width and length as to insure the cigarettes 48 being firmly and compactly held in position without danger of becoming loose or broken. The cigarettes 48 are arranged transversely or lengthwise in the compartments and extend from the bottom to the top of the package in two vertical rows or layers. The transversely disposed weakened portions 31 in the sides of the package are spaced so that each weakened portion will be substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes (Figure and the Cellophane wrapper adjacent the weakened portion is perforated to be removable with the front and rear sections 38 of the package. As best shown in Figures 7 and 8, the length and width of the bendable and detachable sections 38 are such as to allow each section to cover and protect the uppermost cigarette in each of the compartments 46 and 41 when a cigarette is removed therefrom.

The flap 28 hinged to the upper section" of the front of the package and the flap 36' connected to the upper section of'the rear of the package, provide means for initially obtaining access to the front and rear compartments 46 and 41 respectively, so as to withdraw singly the cigarettes therefrom. The tab 28 is'normally concealed by the flap 34 on the cover 3| so that upon raising the flap 34 by the tab 35, the tab 28 may be grasped, and upon subsequently tearing the section 49 along the vertical score lines 39, the section 49 may be flexed outwardly along its transverse weakened portion 31 to permit the withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette from the compartment 46. The section 49 is then flexed inwardly to overlap and cover the cigarette immediately below the one removed so that the uppermost section now assumes a position similar to that shown in Figure 7, in order to insure the cigarettes remaining in the package being maintained compact and free from contamination and the destructive effects of air; moisture, and dirt.

The cigarettes 48 are preferably singly and laterally withdrawn first from the compartment 45 so as to gradually reduce the size of the front [2 of the package (Figure '7) until it has been completely exhausted, and then the cigarettes in the rear compartment 41 are individually removed and the rear side reduced until the package is empty. The front and rear faces of the partition 45 may have printed thereon any suitable advertising matter similar to what is ccntainedon the outer surfaces of the package H so that when the front and. rear sections are removed, the printed matter on the partition may be available to identify the maker and contents of the package.

When the cigarette have been withdrawn from the front compartment 46, the package is turned, and the flap 35 in the cover 3! is forced outwardly so as to be operable in substantially the samemanner as the flap 23 to permit the removal singly of the cigarettes from the rear compartment 41 in substantially the same manner as the cigarettes are withdrawn from the front compartment. In each instance it will be noted that the uppermost section 331s bent over the top cigarette so as to protect the same. The transverse and vertical weakened portions in the opposite sides l3 and l4-!5 of the package form the square detachable end sections 38 which, when the aligned transverse section 33 is bent over the uppermost cigarette, may be moved to overlap the same,or the sections 38' may remain in their original vertical positions so as to be detached from the package with its adjacent transverse section when the cigarette immediately below the same has been withdrawn from the package.

The package, as shown, contains twenty cigarettes, preferably of standard size, and is of elongated fiat shape so as to be. conveniently handled and carried in a pocket or purse. The bendable and detachable sections 38 and 3B, constituting the sides of the package, provide simple, efficient, and positivemeans for protecting the cigarettes remaining in the package from being bent or otherwise damaged and also allows the cigarettes to be singly removed without disturbing the compact arrangement of the cigarettes remaining in the package. Manifestly,

the size and shape of the package may be varied j g to accommodate .any .number'of cigarettesor similarly shaped articles of difierent 'sizesand shapes.

"In the modification shown in .Figure '9, :the cardboard blank :52' is :first cut and shaped 2130 provide. flap portions which form the front 53, rear 54, andtheopposed-sides or ends 55 and-.55 of the ,main'package. The rear side M, at its lower endyis connected to .a flap:5|by;.a crease or score line 58 so that the.,flap;51,'when'.folded,

- constitutes the bottom of they package. fihenp- 1 per end ofthe rear side 35! has a flap 59 hinged thereto as at 6 to formithe cover .or;closure.o'f

the package. -The coverifl has hinged wingsgfil and '62 extending laterally therefrom andaflap provided with a tab 1 arranged toibeifolded overthe front of the package and adh'esively secured thereto. The front and rear sides .orwalls, as well as the opposite ends iirand .55, are formed with spaced transversely disposed weakenedpora tions or perforations, spaced vertically-topicvlde bendable-and detachable sections '56 onzthe front and rear sides o'fthepackage. The opposed sides 55 and 56 and the winsstl andi! are also formed with verticalweakened portions 31 which divide'the opposite sides or ends ofthe package into substantially square-shaped bendable; and detachable sections68. v

The front side 53 has an extension 69 provided with the spaced transverse creases 10, II, and 12 so that when the extensionis folded along the creased lines,'it forms the bottom 13 (Figure 10), a partition-member '14, and a flange 15. The partitionmember' divides the main package into two spaced compartments 1B and 11 (Figure 13) in which the cigarettes 18 arearranged in ,two vertical rows and are disposed lengthwiseor transversely of the package. The cigarettes in the compartments H3 and '11 may be ofqstandard size or smaller, and the width of the compartment is'such that in any event, the cigarettes will bemaintained firmly and compactly in posi tion.

The front 53; has extending laterallytherefrom a portion 79 provided-with vertical creases 8 0,

8i, and 82 which, when folded, form the-sides 83, 84, B; and Man auxiliary package or compartment 8'! which is of the same length and :breadthas themainv package and is arranged to receive cigarettes larger than standardsizeand which are: popularly referred to as King s"size" cigarettes. The side 83 of the auxiliary package has extending downwardly from itslower end,--a portion88 formed with spaced crease lines-"89,380,

and 9|, and a'hinged wing 92 iprovidedwith a Iflange '15. At the same time, the portion 19 is folded along :the verticalscore'lirres in the m'anneras showniin'Figure 10. The rear :side

is bent. inwardly andadhea velyreonnecte to i-the djacent front sioeil M 88 .t isit "143 lower portion .51 on the rearrside .li v fliddfll inwardly :to term the Qt-themainmw xe and-isadheslvely conn cted to the-un ers d of the auxiliary bottom formed 'bythewtition 14.. ,Ahinged'flap 9 entendins downwarxllywirom theside 6.8 .is folded to overlap the bottom 51 and is adhesively .thereto 19 miniorce thelower-corner portioncof the-sac. ZIYhe portion-J9. is ether: folded an on: site women;

, scorelineaand theextensiomtlisbent upwardly todividetheiauxiliary packazeinto separate-compartments 100. and t0 iain'whichthe tweeter sine",

cigaretteslfllare arranged vertically Grem- The. fla 19.4 is flexedso as tobe adhesiveiymon nected to :the, bottom 51. and tcoacts :with them .89- to 1 maintain the bottom in a:flrm;posi ion mto reinforce the, same. Ihemarginalflanae illis folded and 'adhesively securedtozthe sedimen side Q3 of the; auxiliary package, as at 11.08 Ulisure 12).

package and .the auxiliary -.packase 311m! be filled :with' cigarettes. when -:th1s is done; :the

auxiliary package 581.;may- :be moved .abQfltallr vertical hinge. .formedeby "the weakened portion 96' 0 1l w th win s iilqand 1'2. tobverloathe adjacent sides of the, main packageand headhv sivelysecured thereto, orthe mainipackaxsrmay be filled'with cigarettes andgclosed by th cover 5.9 before completin'gthesformationpt zthemnx liary "package .781; -'I he: top of therauxiliammckage, after the .cigarettestare inserted, .is::c1osed by foldingthewingmfli so that its-flaps" ovcmfi the. side 85, intorder .130 be; secured 1theret W suitable adhesive means.

When the main andmuxilia ytoas are filled with .cigarettesandclosed; utheezsisorettes intthe compartments 16 and 11,,areml'mnmd lengthwise or'horizontallyotthe packa er-and .the flange 15 on the partition?" 'teudsriom htnr- ,tain the .-.cigarettes l in the rear comment firmly and compactlymposition. :rne ewes:

in ;the main package are individually :remoived therefrom .in substantially :the same lmaimerm in the form of the invention revious1yw- .The front of the packaleimayhave az-hins itah -54 is bent inwardly so that the end' fifiis'posi- :tioned opposite to the'end65, and amarginal hinged-flange portion 91 on'the side blend?" m4 to facilitate "the removal of :bhe uppermos cigarette. in theafront ;,oomoai'nnentr 1 86!) 0! thesections 316.6, when-the unpermostbisor tie is removed, is arranged :10 Ogetlap anti-protect the cigarette immediately below macaw-nit order to prevent damage or .COD-tfilfiillflthhflfrjhe cigarettes remaining in thepacka'ze. th

front compartment 216 T has sheen 1 a Mb 7 formed in the .topflmay be, utilized b xmifil fqe thebending of the .llppermost Sm $6 inrth rear sidetcremove theadiiacenticimrettosecticnscflfi forming the roar. sidm-ShaIsompstitute protecting means tormaintaininsttharoizarettes-remaining in the paokagetiinfi; h undamaged condition. c,

5 Theauxiliary paokageil'i as shown; 183mm to accommodate four cisarettesseparated-by-Jbe partition 88,,and the cigarettes-thereimmglbe individually removed endwlse without 1m!)- ing the arrangement :of the ucimettas 4M main package. When the cizarettesare impeted pin the auxiliary package :T'Jthe some may be detached :from thematic meme-alone the cigarettes, leither otrstlmdl or-wsmalls .13%-

I The, artsare now in the pos tion in Figure 11,:withthe cover openso thatithemn upper section in the rear side H2 to provide which are removable lengthwiseor transversely of the package; while the auxiliary package 81- accommodates four cigarettes of Kings size. Thus, means are provided in which cigarettes of din'erent sizes are packed in one container,. so that the smoker, if in the habit of at certain times enjoying a long smoke, such as after meals, and at other times a shorter smoke, may be able to conveniently and economically satisfy his taste.

Figure 16 shows a blank IID cut and shaped to form another modification in which the portions are shaped to provide the front side or wall I I I, the rear side I I2, and the side or end II3. A wing H4 extending laterally from the front side I I I coacts with a complementary wing II5 extending from the rear side H2 to provide the end opposite to the end I I3 when the package is formed (Figure 18) The blank has vertically spaced some lines H6, H1, H8, and H9 which, when folded, form the package having a front side III, a rear side H2, and opposed ends 3 and II4II5. The front III has an extension I20 formed with transverse vertically spaced creases I2I, I22, and I23, which, when flexed, provide the auxiliary bottom I24, and the partition I between the front and rear sides, that form the spaced compartments I26 and I21. The flange I28 on'the partition I25, when bent inwardly, overlaps the uppermost cigarette in the rear compartment I21 to maintain the cigarettes in this compartment firmly in position. Extending downwardly from the side or end H3 is a portion I29 having a marginal flange I3llon one side and a slightly longer flange I3I on the opposite side, and 2. depending flap I32. The portion I29 and its associated parts, when folded along the spaced vertical score lines I33 and I34, and the transverse spaced score lines I35 and I36 being arranged to coact with the end H3 to form one of a pair of auxiliary packages I44 (Figure 18). The wing 4 also has a depending portion I38 provided with transversely and vertically disposed score lines I39 and I4!) respectively, which, when folded, provide the spaced sides MI and I42 and the flap I43, the portion I38 then being flexed to be disposed substantially parallel to the wing I I4 to coact therewith and form opposite sides of the auxiliary package I31. The rear side H2 has a hinged extension I45 which constitutes the bottom of the package. A foldable flap I46 on the side of the extension I45 overlaps and is adhesively. connected to the wing H5 when the package is assembled. A hinged cover I41 extends from the upper end of the rear side II 2 and has hinged wings I48 and I48 arranged to be folded over the adjacent sides or ends H5 and, I I3II4 and adhesively secured thereto when the cover-I41 is in its closed position. The cover I41 is also formed with a hinged flap I50 having atab I5I which normally overlaps and is adhesively con nected to the front III of the package.

The front andrear sides of the package are" means for conveniently moving the upper section in each of the front and rear sides of the package to permit individual removal of the cigarettes therefrom.

In forming the main and auxiliary packages, the blank H0 is folded along its transverse and vertical score lines to assume an intermediate position as shown in Figure 17. The sides I29 and I38 are then flexed upwardly so as to be disposed substantially parallel tothe sides 3 and lid respectively. 'Adhesive is then applied to the outer surfaces of the flanges I39, I3I, MI, and I42 so as to connect the same to the adjacent front and rear sides of the package in order to form the spaced auxiliary packages I31 and I44. As shown, each auxiliary package is of such size and shape to accommodate two large or Kings size cigarettes E59 arranged endwise or vertically so as to be removed from the top of the package and independently of the cigarettes in the main package. The bottom I45 now is folded to overlap the adjacent bottoms I51 and I58 of the auxiliary packages I31 and I44 and the bottom I24 of the front compartment I26, and is adhesively secured thereto so as to close the lower end of both the main and auxiliary packages. The flap I46, which now overlaps the side H5, is adhesively connected thereto, while the flaps I48 and I49 which overlap the upper ends of the sides H5 and I I3-I I4 are adhesively secured to these sides when the cover is, closed. The cover I41 remains open until the main compartments I25 and I21 are filled with cigarettes which, as shown, are of slightly smaller size than the standard size, and until two cigarettes I59 are positioned endwise in each of the spaced auxiliary packages I31, and I44. The flange I28 is then moved inwardly, to overlap the uppermost cigarette in the compartment I21, and the flaps I32 and I43 in each of the auxiliary packages I 31 and I34v respectively are folded inwardly above the flange I28. The cover is then folded over the flaps I32 and I43, and the flap I41 and tab I5I are fiexed to overlap the front I II and the tab I55. The'wing's i 48 and I49 which are bent downwardly, so as to be adhesively connected tothe adjacent sides H3 and II4'Il5, maintain thecover in its closed position. The cover I41, at each ofits opposite sides, is formed by the weakened portions I53 with bendable and detachable sections I I60 which normally overlap the cigarettes in the auxiliary compartments I31 and I44; and which, when detached from the cover andi'flexed upwardly, allows access 'to the cigarettes in the auxiliary compartments. to remove the same." When acigarette is withdrawn from one-of the auxiliary compartments, the section I maybe 1 bent downwardly over'the cigarette-remaining in the compartment, so as to protect'the same from dirt and moisture. I

It will be seen that the cigarettes in the package or container are easily removable and of such size as to, at any time, satisfy the particular taste of the smoker. As the smaller cigarettes are sequentially and individually withdrawn from the front and rear sides, the adjacent sections I54 are arranged to be'bent inwardly to overlap the cigarette immediately below the one removed, to protect the same from' damage or contamination, and the front and rear sides gradually are reduced in size as the cigarettes are consumed. On the other. zhand,'.:if;iatzeany time a larger isizeu of: cigarette .4 than thoseicon tamewm the main packageisi desired; these are: readily availablein the auxiliary compartments IM and: I84; by raising the bendable and detachablesemions lfill onl the cover, and without dis-i turbing the arrangement of the: smaller. cigarrsttes in themain package. 7

In Figure 22 isshown another Iornrotlpreformed" biank Q68 shapedxtto provide a; main package and an auxiliary package and essenrtially distingulshes item the form illustrated in Figure -16 byutilizing only, one auxiliary pack age'instead of a pair of-suchvpackages. "From:

the blank IW isformed" the frontsidec IIiI, rear side I 62; and?- side or end I631 The frontlfil has extendingiaterally therefrom, a,- wing I64 whichi overlaps-a complementary wing I65 extendingf'rc-m thereinside lfl 'a'nd is adhesively secured theretoin order 'to provide aside orend opposite-to thesid I63 when the package is assembled. The front wall IBI" has extending down.-

' wardly; therefrom, a portion I66 having spaced transversecrcases I81, I68} and IE9 which, when. folded; iorm thebottom I-Il'i'anda partition I1I that separates the front and rear sides into spaced compartments I12 and I13; .The side I53 has a. depending portion IT4 having spaced The porti'on- I'M is'provided with-the hinged sides I18 and I18+and a hinged" flap I80. These parts, I when folded'alongthe score lines, form the auxil-- transverse creases I15, I18, and Ill.

iai'y' package IUI (Figure 2'7) which extends laterally from one-side 01 the main package.

The rearsi'de I82 has a hinged flap I82 which forms the bottom orthemain and auxiliary pack- I ages'and at'its upper end has'extending therefrom, a hingeor cover'flap I8'-3- provided with the lateralwings I841 and I85 and a flap I 86 arranged 1 to cover and close the top of the main and auxiliary. packages I The; front and rear sides are provided with transverse verticallyf spaced weakened portions- Ifl'and the vertical weakened portions I88 which, on the rear side extend across the cover I83 and the flap ;-I85.. Theseweakened portions form the moot-and rear sidesflinto spaced, bendable; and

detachable sections I89; and the cover I83 into the. bendable and removable section I98 that normally overlaps and; is adhesively secured to the frontsideof the auxiliary package IBI. a

As theblank I80 isfolded along the vertical and: transverse score lines, the partsv assumethe positionasshowniin-Figureifi, and upon iurther closing of the package, it: will be seen that the side I-Jhismovedsubstantiallyparallel tothe side Ill, arid'stheesides I218; and dare positioned ad.--

joomt the mend nont sides of: the package and areeadhesivelysecured. thereto, so aszto provlfietthe'mlxiliarv package. IBIi. The-wings I64 and: I8l now"'overlap: and: are: adhesively connectoditosformwlthithe-side I68 the opposite ends of the package (Figure 24); Incidentally, it will be" noted that the" side I63 also forms the outer wall; or the-auxiliary package IBI;v The portion ll: is at the same time folded to-form the auxil-- bottom t'lllandthe partition I I I The main bottom: I82 isthen-folded tooverlapthe bottom I94: of the auxiliary package I88 andthe bottom l lmso'asto flrmlyclose and reinforce the lower ends of the main: and-auxiliary packages. The parts are now inrthezposition shown in-Figure 27. After the-compartments I12? and I13 havebeen fllled'with cigarettes and two cigarettes are insortedrinthe: auxiliary package I8.I,'the flange "i on the partition I] I' is; bent to. overlap and maintain the cigarettes.- in theme: connmtmmt in arflrm and- .compact:position; andthn flaps'ln paitment m; The I88 of the cover may also be provided witha tab I94 which normally overlaps the front I81 so asato provide means for facilitating-{access tozthe cigarettes in th compertinent I12. The cigarettes'in the main com-a partments I12 and I'll are arrangedto be indi vidually and-laterally removed, and thefrontand rear sides are reduoedin sizeasthe cigarettcsare withdrawnin the same mannerasinI the 101m; of the inventionpreviously;described. "The auxiliary package I8I preferablyaccommodates two Kingis: size" cigarettes; and acc'ess thereto maybe had bytearing of! aporti'on of the section -I 88 along the score lino I88 to provide a hinsed flap which allows the cigarettes to be withdrawn endwi'se or vertically fromathe auxiliary package Ill,

The section Ivl' may then be bent-overthe cigarettc remaining in the auxiliary package to protect the same until it isremoved. I Itwill seen' that the several forms of the invention have in common: the. provision of a flat package for 'cigarettesor similarly shaped articles in which the cigarettes are individi'ially removed laterally from oneside o! the-package; and in which means are provided-for covering and'maintaining 'the' cigarettes remaining in the package in acompact, fresh, and olean condition; and in which the front and rear sides are reduced in sizeas the-cigarettegare withdrawn. Moreover, each package"; is so constructed as to be reinforced atits ends and corner portions-so as to be capableofwithstanding the handlirig'to which a device'ol this character is ordinarily subjected.

I h allforms ofthe invention, both the inside and outside walls' of: thepackagq are preferably provided witha' layer or Cellophane to render the package impervious-to air and moisture. The.

mainpackage may alsobe provided with one or more auxiliary packages, formed from the blank and arranged to actommodate cigarettes of the sameior ordiflerent size than those contained in the mainpackage so as to satisfyithe particular taste and desires ofthe smoker who may, at times,

enjoy a long Smoke and at others, a shorter smoke;

When it is considered that'about ninety per cent of cigarette smokersonly smoke'about sixty per "cent of a cigarettauthe waste of unsmoked tobacco becomes obvious. Accordingly, the provision of a package, such as embodied in the present invention, containing cigarettes 01' varying size; willr result in a substantialsaving to the smoker. Moreover,.the packages are neat, compact, and flat, so as to be conveniently carried in ones pocket or purse without danger of accumu-v lating dirt'causedby loose tobacco, and are so constructed asto eliminate the causes that make for annoyance, inconvenience, and irritation of thesmokezu' s v It. is to be understood thatthe several forms ofitheinvention shownanddescribed are merely illustrative otfpretermd-embodiments, and that such changes may be made as fall within the purview of one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: h

1. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles having its sides and ends closed and having a partition between its front and rear sides, said partition forming spaced comp-artments in which the cigarettes are arranged transversely in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package, the front and rear sides having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened portions forming bendable and detchable sections therebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes, the section adjacent the uppermost cigarette in the front side of the package being initially movable outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then arranged to be bent inwardly to overlap and cover the cigarette below the one removed, each section being detachable when the cigarette immediately below the sameis withdrawn so that the front and rear sides of the package become smaller as the cigarettes are removed.

2. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles having its sides and ends closed and provided with an integral partition between 1 its front and rear sides, said partition forming spaced front and rear compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged transversely in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package, said partition having a flange overlapping the uppermost cigarette in the rear compartment to maintain the same firmly in a compact position, the front and rear sides of the package having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened portions forming bendable and detachable sections therebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes, the section adjacent the uppermost cigarette in the front side of the package being initially movable outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then arranged to be bent inwardly to overlap and cover the cigarette below the one removed, each section being detachable when the cigarette immediately below the same is withdrawn so that the front and rear sides of the package become smaller a the cigarettes are removed.

3. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles having its sides and ends closed and having a partition between its front and rear sides, said partition forming spaced compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged transversely in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package, the front and rear sides having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened portions forming bendable and detachable sections therebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes, and the upper end of the rear side having a hinged cover for closing the top of the package, said cover having a flap overlapping the upper section of the front of the package and movable outwardly relative thereto so that the uppermost section may be initially moved outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then be bent inwardly to overlap and cover the cigarette below the one removed.

4. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles having its sides and ends closed and having a partition between its front and rear sides, said partition forming spaced compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged transversely in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package, the front and rear sides having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened portions forming bendable and detachable sections therebetween, .each weakened por tion being substantially in alignment with the:

plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes, the top having a hinged flap overlapping the uppermost section of the front of the package and movable away therefrom so that the said uppermost section may be initially moved outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then be bent inwardly tov overlap and cover the cigarette below the one removed, and the uppermost sections on the front and rear sides of the package having means for facilitating the movement thereof relative to the package.

5. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles having it sides and ends closed and having a partition between its front and rear sides, said partition forming spaced compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged transversely in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package, the front and rear sides having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened portions forming bendable and detachable sections therebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes, the top having a hinged flap overlapping the uppermost section of the front of the package and movable away therefrom so that the said uppermost section may be initially moved outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then be bent inwardly to overlap and cover the cigarette below the one removed, the uppermost section in the front side of the package having a tab for facilitating the movement thereof relative to the package, and the top of the package having a perforated portion connected to the rear side and arranged to be struck out to form a tab to facilitate the bending of the uppermost section on the rear side of the package.

6. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles formed from a blank folded to provide closed sides and ends, one side of the blank having an extension bent to provide a par-, tition between the front and rear sides to form separate compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged transversely in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package, said extension constituting a bottom for one of the compartments and said partition having a flange overlapping the other compartment to maintain the uppermost cigarette therein in a compact position, the front and rear sides of the package having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened portions forming bendable and detachable sections therebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes, the section adjacent the uppermost cige arette in the front side of the package being initially movable outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then arranged to be bent inwardly to overlap and cover the cigarette below the one removed, each section being detachable when the cigarette immediately below the same is withdrawn so that the front andzrear SideSliOf' the package: becomersmalier. asthe cigarettesareremoved;

7. A package for cigarettes andisimilarly shaped articlesformed from at blank foldedrto provide closed sides and .ends;. the front; side ofthe. blank having 1 an: extension bent to provide a partition between the front and rear sides to formzseparate compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged transversely in rows extend ing from the bottom to thetop ofthe package, the front; rear, and opposite sidesof the pack age having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened portions formingbendable and detachable sections therebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes, the section: adjacent the uppermost cigarette in the front side of the package being initially movable outwardly to allow withdrawal of" the uppermost cigarette and then arranged to be bent inwardly to overlap and cover the cig- 'arette below the one removed, each section-being detachable when the cigarette immediately 'below the same is withdrawn so that the front and rear sides of the package become -*smaller' asth cigarettes are-removed; I I 8. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles formed from a blank folded to provide closed sides and" ends, the'frontside of the blank having an extensionb'ent to provide a partition between the front and'rear sidestoform separate front and rear compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged transversely'in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package, the front, rear, and opposite ends of the package having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened" portions forming bendable and detachable sections therebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignment with the plane of contactbetween two adjacent cigarettes, the section adjacent the uppermost cigarette in' the front side of the package being initially movable outwardly toallow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette in the front compartment and then arranged to be bent inwardly to overlap and cover the cigarette below'the one removed, the upper free end por-;

tion .of the partitionhaving a flap extending inwardly to overlap the rear compartment to retain the cigarettes therein, each section being detachable when the cigarette immediately below the same iswithdrawn so thatthe' front and rear sides of the package become smaller as the cigarettes are removed.

9. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles having its sides and ends closed and having a partition between its front and rear sides, said partition-forming spaced" main compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged lengthwise in rows extending from the bottom to the top of thepackage, the front and'rear sides having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened portions forming bendable and detachablesections therebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes,

the section adjacent the uppermost cigarette in,

the front side of the package being initially movable'outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then arranged to be bent inwardly to overlap and Eover the cigarette below the one removed, each section being detachable when the cigarette immediately below the same is withdrawn so that the front and' rear sides ofithe packagerbccmnesmaller the rettes are removed therefromat least one ofwthe tachable sections to permit access tothe. auxile l iary compartment to efl'cctcndwise removal of the cigarettes therefrom; I x 10. A; package for cigarettesand similarly shaped articles: havingits sides-and ends and having a partition between its frontand' rear sides, said partition forming spaced main compartments in which'the cigarettes are arranged lengthwise in rows extending fromthe bottom to the top of the package, the. front and rear.

sides having transverselydisposedand vertically spacedweakened portions forming. bendable and detachable sections thcrebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignmentwith the plane ofcontact between two adjacent cigarettes, the section-adjacent the uppermostcigarette in the front side of the package being initially movable outwardly to allow withdrawal of thacuppermost cigarette and then arranged to bebenti'n wardly to overlap and cover the cigarette below-the one removed, each section being detachable when the cigarette immediately below the same is withdrawn so that the front and rear sides of the package become smaller as the-cigarettes are-removed therefrom, the opposite sides of the package each having a, laterally projecting portion formed to provide an auxiliary compartment cxtending from the bottom .to the top of the package and in which the cigarettes are arranged endwise, each of the auxiliary; compartments hawing a closed bottom, and the upper end of the rear side having a hinged cover for closing top of the main and auxiliary compartments.

11; A package for cigarettes and similarly shapcdarticles having its sides and cndsrclosed and having a partition between its front andrear sides,'said partitionforming spaced main complane of contact between two adjacentcigarettes,

the section adjacent the uppermost cigarette in the'front side of the package beinginitially movable outwardly to all'ow' withdrawal ofthc uppermost cigarette and then arranged to be bent inwardly 'to overlap and coverthe cigarette below the one removed, eachsection being detachable when the cigarette immediately below'the same is withdrawn so that the front and rear sides of the package become smaller as the cigarettes are removed therefrom, the opposite sides of the package each having a laterally projectingportion formed to provide an auxiliary compartment extending from the bottom :to the top of the package and inwhich the cigarettes arearrangedendwise, each of the auxiliary compartments having a closed bottom, and the upper end of the rear side having a hinged cover forclosing the top of the main andauxiliary compartments, said cover having bendable and detachable sections to permit access to the auxiliary compartments to effect endwise removal of the cigarettes therefrom.

12. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles having its sides and ends closed and having a partition between its front and rear sides, said partition forming spaced main compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged lengthwise in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package, the front and rear sides having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened portions forming bendable and detachable sections therebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes, the section adjacent the uppermost cigarette in the front side of the package being initially movable outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then arranged to be bent inwardly to overlap and cover the cigarette below the one removed, each section being detachable when the cigarette immediately below the same is withdrawn so that the front and rear sides of the package become smaller as the cigarettes are removed,the opposite sides of the package each having a laterally projecting portion formed to provide an auxiliary compartment extending from the bottom to the top of the package and in which the cigarettes are arranged endwise, each of the auxiliary compartments having a closed bottom, the upper end of the rear side having a hinged cover provided with a flap overlapping the uppermost section of the front of the package and movable away therefrom so that the said uppermost section may be initially moved outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then be bent inwardly to overlap and cover the cigarette below the one removed, said cover closing the main and auxiliary compartments and having bendable and detachable sections arranged, when moved upwardly, to allow endwise removal of the cigarettes in the auxiliary compartments and to be bent downwardly to cover the cigarettes remaining in the auxiliary compartments.

13. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles formed from a blank folded to provide closed sides and ends and having an integral partition between the front and rear sides, said partition forming separate main compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged lengthwise in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package, the front and rear sides having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened portions forming bendable and detachable sections therebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes, the section adjacent the uppermost cigarette in the front side of the package being initially movable outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then arranged to be bent inwardly to overlap and cover the cigarette below the one removed, each section being detachable when the cigarette im mediately below the same is withdrawn so that the front and rear sides of the package are gradually reduced in size as the cigarettes are removed therefrom, one side of the package having an outwardly projecting portion formed to provide an auxiliary compartment extending from the bottom to the top of the package and in which the cigarettes are arranged endwise, said auxiliary compartment having a closed bottom and an opened top, and the upper end of the rear side having a hinged cover for closing the top of the main and auxiliary compartments.

14;. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles formed from a blank folded to provide closed sides and ends and having an integral partition between the front and rear sides, said partition forming separate main compartments in which the cigarettes are arranged lengthwise in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package, the front and rear sides having transversely disposed and vertically spaced weakened portions forming bendable and detachable sections therebetween, each weakened portion being substantially in alignment with the plane of contact between two adjacent cigarettes, the section adjacent the uppermost cigarette in th front side of the package being initially movable outwardly to allow withdrawal of the uppermost cigarette and then arranged to be bent inwardly to overlap and cover the cigarette below the one removed, each section being detachable when the cigarette immediately below the same is withdrawn so that the front and rear sides of the package are gradually reduced in size as the cigarettes are removed, one side of the package having an outwardly projecting portion formed to provide an auxiliary compartment extending from the bottom to the top of the package and in which the cigarettes are arranged endwise, said auxiliary compartment having a closed bottom and an opened top, the cigarettes in each of said auxiliary compartments being removable and the upper end of the rear side having a hinged cover for closing the top of the main and auxiliary compartments, said cover having a bendable and detachable section overlapping the auxiliary compartment and arranged to be moved away therefrom to permit endwise removal of the cigarettes in the auxiliary compartments from the package.

15. A package for cigarettes and similarly shaped articles having a main compartment in which the cigarettes are arranged transversely in rows extending from the bottom to the top of the package, opposite sides of the package having means for singly withdrawing the cigarettes laterally therefrom, said package having spaced auxiliary compartments extending lengthwise of the package and in which the cigarettes are arranged endwise, each of said auxiliary compart ments having a closed bottom and an open top, and a hinged cover for closing the top of the main and auxiliary compartments.

JOHN M. DUCEY. 

